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Over-achieving and under-represented: The case for women on boards
By Angela Garvey Hammond
New laws go into effect in several European countries next year, introducing a quota system for women on boards of directors of publicly-listed companies. Three influential women from the public, private and academic sectors share their view. The Vice President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, says quotas are the only way. But will this really open the door?
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Locked out of the boardroom
By Herminia Ibarra
Until companies make a top priority of ensuring that women get assignments that make a direct impact on the bottom line, no quotas or mentoring scheme will get women into the C-suite.
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First, Diversity
By Annet Aris
For companies to be competitive, they should think strategically and unconventionally about the composition of their board.
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Art insurance: Where beauty meets the beast
By Shellie Karabell
With investors turning to art as a place to park their money hoping for high returns, behind-the-scenes, one corporate CEO is keeping tabs on the risks vs. rewards of art as an asset and what it takes to keep the formula from falling apart.
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Could stronger ties between France and Germany get to the heart of what ails the single currency?
Plus, Ratings Agencies: Benchmark or bottom line?
By Shellie Karabell
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Now…the winter of our discontent
Two opinions on what‘s behind the “Arab Spring” and “American Fall”.
Occupy Wall Street is not a machine. It's a work of art.
By Gianpiero Petriglieri
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The crisis you can’t see: New rescue package needed
By Sami Mahroum
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Fortis Healthcare: Moving beyond India
By Mrinalini Reddy
Healthcare needs are almost desperate in many parts of Asia and one company is ambitiously ramping up its services across the region.
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Web-based medical advice circles the globe
By Jane Williams
North American online health advice seekers have long been served by WebMD. Now an ex-Google developer is aiming at the rest of the world with Medico.com.
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Pharmaceuticals: The case for outsourcing R&D
By Jane Williams
Drug companies worldwide are under pressure. The rise of generics, looming patent expirations and the expanding innovation gap are creating cost pressures from every direction. Could outsourcing R&D be one way to ease the pain? One former industry sales executive thinks so.
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Commodities have their heyday: But for how long?
By Mrinalini Reddy
Commodities have been moribund for a century, their prices more a reflection of Mother Nature than demand. Not anymore. Three executives in the global commodities sector tell us why.
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From grass huts to halls of ivy: Can money buy academic excellence?
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Faced with a small local workforce and the need to diversify its economy, Abu Dhabi is overhauling its entire education system and fulfilling its desire to be recognised as a regional academic powerhouse.
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Networking: Is it showing off or vital to an entrepreneur’s success?
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Can sharing an idea help take it from the drawing board to the marketplace? Talk may cost nothing but new research indicates it gives an entrepreneur a better chance of success.
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Shellie Karabell
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Grace Segran
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Mrinalini Reddy
Correspondent & Web Editor |
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Jane Williams
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Aileen Huang
Editor, Knowledge Chinese |
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